ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353876
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| Date: | Thursday 27 August 1998 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N524BL |
| MSN: | 21058477 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5381 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-A5B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sturgis, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coldwater, MI (D96) |
| (KIRS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot entered a left downwind for runway 6 and when the airspeed was below 140 knots, he lowered the gear, and put the flaps down. He looked at the landing gear mirror and saw that the left main gear did not look right. The gear position indicator lights were all green, indicating the gear was down and locked. The pilot aborted the approach and climbed out to the west of the airport. The pilot recycled the gear 4 to 5 times. He could get the left gear to swing, but could not get it all the way down into the locked position. The pilot executed a low approach over the field to have the gear configuration verified by people on the ground. After an hour in the air, the pilot retracted the gear and belly-landed the airplane on runway 18. Examination of the left main landing gear revealed that the left main landing gear saddle was cracked through. No other anomalies were found.
Probable Cause: the cracked left main landing gear saddle, resulting in the pilot's inability to get the gear into the down and locked position.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA341
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2024 16:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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